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318 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING CHAPTER 36 OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY CODE OF 1945, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "TRAILERS AND TRAILER CAMPS". BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT CHAPTER 36 OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY CODE OF 1945, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "TRAILERS AND TRAILER CAMPS" BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY AMENDED AND REENACTED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS: (1) TRAILER: ANY STRUCTURE BEING USED IN THE CITY FOR LIVING, SLEEPING, BUSINESS OR STORAGE PURPOSES, HAVING NO FOUNDATION OTHER THAN WHEELS, BLOCKS, SKIDS, JACKS, HORSES OR SKIRTINGS AND WHICH HAS BEEN, OR REASONABLY MAY BE, EQUIPPED WITH WHEELS OR OTHER DEVICES FOR TRANSPORTING THE STRUCTURE FROM PLACE TO PLACE WHETHER BY MOTIVE POWER OR OTHER MEANS. THE TERM "TRAILER" SHALL INCLUDE CAMP CAR, HOUSE TRAILER AND HOUSE CAR. (2) TRAILER COURT: ANY PARK, COURT, CAMP, SITE OR TRACT OF LAND DESIGNED, MAINTAINED OR INTENDED FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUPPLYING A LOCATION OR ACCOMMODATIONS FOR TWO OR MORE TRAILERS, INCLUDING ALL BUILDINGS USED OR INTENDED FOR USE AS A PART OF THE EQUIPMENT THEREOF, WHETHER A CHARGE IS MADE FOR THE USE OF THE TRAILER COURT AND ITS FACILITIES OR NOT. (3) TRAILER SPACE: AN AREA OF GROUND WITHIN A TRAILER COURT OR ON AN INDIVIDUAL LOT FOR THE ACCOMMODATION OF ONE TRAILER. SECTION 2. TRAILER REGULATIONS: (1) PERMITS A. IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO LOCATE OR OCCUPY A TRAILER ON ANY LOT, TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF CHARLOTTESVILLE WITHOUT HAVING OBTAINED A PERMIT FROM THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. A FEE OF $5.00 SHALL BE CHARGED BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL FOR EACH SUCH PERMIT. (2) LOCATION A. NO TRAILER SHALL BE PARKED ON ANY STREET, ALLEY, LANE OR OTHER PUBLIC PLACE AND USED FOR HUMAN HABITATION WHEN SO PARKED. B. NO TRAILER SHALL BE PARKED WITHIN ANY R-11 R-21 OR R-3 RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, EXCEPT UNDER COVER. C. NO TRAILER USED FOR HUMAN HABITATION WHICH IS NOT PROVIDED WITH A WATER SUPPLY AND A SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM APPROVED BY THE JOINT HEALTH BOARD SHALL BE PARKED, LOCATED OR MAINTAINED ON ANY LOT, TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND FOR MORE THAN THREE (3) CONSECUTIVE DAYS. D. NO TRAILER SHALL BE PARKED, LOCATED OR MAINTAINED ON ANY LOT, TRACT OR PARCEL OR LAND ON WHICH A DWELLING IS LOCATED, EXCEPT UNDER COVER. E. NOT MORE THAN ONE TRAILER MAY BE LOCATED ON ANY LOT, TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND EXCEPT IN AN APPROVED TRAILER COURT. ANY TRAILER PARKED IN A PERMITTED LOCATION AND NOT IN AN APPROVED TRAILER COURT SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH A PERMANENT WATER SUPPLY AND A SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM, SHALL BE LOCATED NOT CLOSER THAN FIFTY (50) FEET TO THE FRONT PROPERTY LINE AND SHALL NOT EXTEND INTO THE SIDE OR REAR YARDS SPECIFIED IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR THE DISTRICT IN WHICH THE TRAILER IS LOCATED. F. ONE OR MORE TRAILERS MAY BE TEMPORARILY USED AS AN OFFICE WHEN LOCATED ON THE PREMISES UPON WHICH A BUILDING IS BEING ERECTED. SECTION 3. TRAILER COURT REGULATIONS: (1) PERMITS A. IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO ESTABLISH, OPERATE OR MAINTAIN OR PERMIT TO BE ESTABLISHED, OPERATED OR MAINTAINED UPON ANY PROPERTY OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY HIM, A TRAILER COURT WITHIN THE LIMITS OF CHARLOTTESVILLE WITHOUT HAVING FIRST SECURED A SPECIAL PERMIT ISSUED BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. A PERMIT FEE OF $10.00 PLUS $1.00 FOR EACH TRAILER SPACE UP TO A MAXIMUM OF $50.00 SHALL BE CHARGED BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL FOR EACH SUCH PERMIT, SUCH FEE BEING IN ADDITION TO THE FEES FOR PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL AND BUILDING PERMITS WHERE REQUIRED. B. THE APPLICATION FOR SUCH SPECIAL PERMIT SHALL INCLUDE THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE OWNER OF THE TRACT (IF OWNED BY SOME PERSON OTHER THAN THE APPLICANT, A DULY VERIFIED STATEMENT BY THAT OWNER, THAT THE APPLICANT IS AUTHORIZED BY HIM TO CONSTRUCT OR MAINTAIN THE TRAILER COURT AND MAKE THE